Suboxone is one of three federally approved medications used for treating opioid use disorders. Because the medication is an opiate itself, some people misuse it by snorting or injecting it to get high. Patients who have a prescription for suboxone sometimes sell it or give it away, which is known as diversion. Because of the […]
Do you ever wonder about the guidelines for a doctor to prescribe suboxone? There are no real special guidelines for a physician to be able to write a prescription for suboxone. However, all suboxone prescriptions should have a suboxone DEA number on it, or a pharmacy may not fill it. What to Know About Patient […]
The chemical structure of methadone was first produced in the 1930’s as a team of German scientists was searching for a pain-killing drug (analgesic) that would not be as addictive as morphine. In 1937, two scientists (Max Bockmhl and Gustav Ehrhart) uncovered a synthetic substance that they called Hoechst 10820 or polamidon. Years later during […]
